VICTORIA – A 54-year-old man by officers Saturday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.VICTORIA – A 17-year-old male by Victoria County Sheriff’s Department on suspicion of burglary of a building. more >>
VICTORIA – Eugene Gene Moore, 50, of Victoria, by officers Friday on a warrant charging him with assaulting a public servant. VICTORIA – A 39-year-old Victoria man by a female relative in his home in the 200 block of Live Oak Drive on Thursday, according to a deputy’s report. The woman is accused of slapping the man. more >>
VICTORIA – Cynthia Ruby Noell, 21, of Brownsville by deputies Wednesday on warrants charging her with possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. VICTORIA – A 28-year-old Edna man by officers Wednesday on suspicion of possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana. more >>
SMILEY – The Wells Fargo Bank in Smiley was robbed on Wednesday. The Gonzales County Sheriff’s Office has not released more information at this time. more >>
An early morning traffic stop in Victoria led to the discovery of almost 50 lbs. of marijuana. A Victoria police officer stopped a 2000 Pontiac with two individuals in it for a traffic violation, unauthorized window tint, at about 9 a.m. Thursday on the 12400 block of U.S. Highway 59 N., said Patrol Sgt. Adam Nieto. more >>
Victoria Crime Stoppers is looking for the following people: Ramiro Espinoza, 49, on a warrant for felony aggravated assault. He is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs 185 pounds. more >>
A Victoria man was charged with breaking into the Boys and Girls Club, a Little League concession stand and four bars on Saturday. Police arrested Juan Torres, 20, on suspicion of burglarizing the Boys and Girls Club in June. more >>
A man who fell from his second-story balcony Tuesday afternoon was conscious when paramedics reached him, but was taken to Citizens Medical Center by ambulance. Joann Wagoner heard a loud thump outside her home at Autumn Park apartments in the 4400 block of North Navarro Street. She rushed outside after she heard a man yell for help. more >>
VICTORIA – A 27-year-old Victoria woman by officers Monday on suspicion of possession of a dangerous drug and failure to identify. BLOOMINGTON – Alfred Lopez Arredondo, 28, of Bloomington by deputies Monday on a warrant charging him with violation of probation, with original charges of possession of less than 1 gram of a controlled substance and on suspicion of assaulting a public servant, resisting arrest and evading arrest. more >>
The owner of a game store will keep her shop open, despite two recent burglaries. After an Aug. 18 break in, Amy Polasek said she would close Epic Games and More. But she’s reconsidered that decision and signed a six-month lease at the 2523 Laurent St. shop because of customer support. more >>
VICTORIA – A 30-year-old Victoria man by troopers Sunday on suspicion of possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance and unlawfully carrying a weapon. He is accused of having a bag of marijuana, a bag of white powder, prescription pills and a 380 semi automatic hand gun in his vehicle. VICTORIA – Ruben Hernandez Jr., 20, of Victoria, by officers Sunday on warrants charging him with violation of probation and violation of probation on an engaging in organized criminal activity conviction. He was also arrested on suspicion of theft, failure to identify fugitive and intent to five false information. more >>
HALLETTSVILLE – Lavaca County residents called for jury duty for Lavaca County District Court at 10 a.m. Tuesday need not appear. The jury has been canceled, according to a news release from District Clerk Calvin J. Albrecht. more >>
VICTORIA – Jesse J. Moreno, 28, of Houston by officers Wednesday on a warrant charging him with theft of less than $50. VICTORIA – A 17-year-old Victoria man by officers Wednesday on suspicion of possession of tobacco by a minor. more >>
A judge declared a mistrial in an aggravated sexual assault of a child case before testimony even began Monday. Judge Kemper Stephen Williams reset the jury trial of Dewey Joseph Sauce Jr. for Sept. 3. Sauce, of Victoria, is charged with accused of sexually assaulting a girl in January 2006, according to an indictment filed in April 2006. more >>
A motorcyclist was hurt after hitting a median in the 9200 block of North Navarro Street early Tuesday. The man wrecked his motorcycle in front of Sam’s Club at about 4:20 a.m. while driving south. The driver, whose name was not available, was taken to Citizens Medical Center by ambulance with serious injuries. more >>
VICTORIA – A 75-year-old Victoria man by officers Tuesday on suspicion of assault by threat. The man is accused of threatening to kill city code enforcement employees at 700 Main St. The man told an officer he wanted to kill three workers, then said, “Arrest me if you want,” according to a police report. He would not tell the officer if he had a weapon. When a jail employee asked the man if he had a weapon he said, “I have suspenders I can use to choke somebody with,” according to the report. The man also threatened to kill anyone who towed his truck. VICTORIA – A 19-year-old Victoria man by officers Tuesday on suspicion of possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana. more >>
Victoria Crime Stoppers and the Victoria Police Department are seeking information about three persons involved in a case of identity theft. Police investigation shows that starting in June of this year at least one of three suspects shown here has been opening credit accounts using another person’s information without their permission. more >>
VICTORIA – A 51-year-old Victoria man by officers Sunday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated three times or more. VICTORIA – Randy Gilbert Gonzales, 32, of San Antonio, by troopers Saturday on a warrant charging him with violation of probation for the original charge of manufacturing or delivering between 4 and 200 grams of a controlled substance and on suspicion of possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana, failure to maintain financial responsibility and driving with an invalid license. more >>
A Victoria Police officer was acquitted of official oppression last year and a judge wiped his record clean, but an appeals court reversed that decision Thursday. The Thirteenth District Court of Appeals said Carlos Javier Echeverry’s court and arrest records should not be sealed. more >>
A woman who lost her insurance license for making phony claims now faces criminal charges. Leslie Dawn Bennetsen-Hurley, 46, was charged with insurance fraud and tampering with governmental records on Friday. Justice of the Peace Robert Whitaker arraigned the Victoria resident. more >>
